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MPs call on welfare bosses to speed up redress over carer’s allowance scandal

Public accounts committee says ‘systemic issues’ at DWP led to carers being wrongly forced to repay overpayments

The Guardian - UK

Government’s top welfare official to step down

Peter Schofield’s departure for personal reasons comes after weeks of fierce criticism of DWP over carer’s allowance scandal

The Guardian - UK

DWP chief accused of overseeing ‘culture of complacency’ that led to carer’s allowance scandal

Commons committee chair says DWP repeatedly failed to prioritise the vulnerable and was slow to fix errors

The Guardian - UK

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MPs criticise behaviour of senior DWP officials over carer’s allowance scandal

Top DWP civil servant accused of giving out ‘a lot of blancmange’ over department’s response during hearing

The Guardian - UK

Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it

Letter says there is danger of Lords losing legitimacy as more than 1,000 amendments tabled, delaying any vote

The Guardian - UK

Food banks face winter surge as record six parcels a minute to be delivered in festive season

Almost three quarters of a million food parcels were provided for children last winter

The Independent UK

UN urges UK government to scrap welfare cuts over human rights concerns

Experts say they are ‘dismayed’ at the government’s language around planned changes to benefits

The Independent UK

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Welfare cuts will still plunge thousands into poverty despite U-turn, MPs warn

There are still major changes coming for those who become disabled in the future

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands at risk of poverty despite Labour’s benefit U-turn, MPs warn

Changes to welfare reforms not enough to protect newly sick and disabled people from financial hardship

The Guardian - UK

Labour urged to overhaul crucial pension-age benefit claimed by millions

Issues around the benefit were described as a ‘scandal’ by one senior Labour MP

The Independent UK

Minimum level of retirement income needed to prevent surge in pensioner poverty, MPs warn

Labour minister Liz Kendall has warned of a ‘tsunami in pensioner poverty’ and opened the door to a rise in the state retirement age

The Independent UK

'I felt ashamed': Senior Labour MP calls out Labour's planned welfare cuts

A SENIOR Labour MP has revealed she “felt ashamed” of the Government’s chaotic attempt to cut disability benefits.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer clashes with senior MP over welfare reform

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was being questioned by the Commons Liaison Committee.

The Independent UK

Welfare reforms risk leaving stain on Labour, MP warns

Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead with the welfare reform Bill risked leaving ‘such a stain’ on her party.

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The Independent UK

Labour welfare rebellion: Who are the key MPs opposing Starmer’s benefit cuts?

Sir Keir Starmer’s concessions will likely be enough to win the vote, but the prime minister still faces a major rebellion on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Leading Labour rebel backs welfare bill amid sustained defiance

Meg Hillier to vote for government’s legislation on Tuesday though dozens of Labour MPs still expected to oppose it

Evening Standard

'Dickensian' benefit cuts slammed by leading Labour rebel as Starmer faces biggest revolt of his premiership

Ministers hope PM’s partial U-turn will be enough to win over sufficient Labour rebels to pass the Government’s welfare changes on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Welfare rebellion looms for Starmer despite concessions to Labour rebels

Backbench anger has continued to simmer.

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The Guardian - UK

Who are the key Labour rebels in the revolt against Starmer’s welfare bill?

A day before the crucial vote, here are the party figures leading the debate on the prime minister’s welfare reforms

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer left to sweat as Labour rebels apply heat over benefit cuts

Labour MPs lineup to demand more changes to proposed reforms

The Independent UK

How will your MP vote on Labour’s welfare bill – and could Starmer’s government be defeated?

Enough Labour MPs have signalled their opposition to potentially defeat the government’s plans

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour MPs set to rebel on UK welfare reform – see the full list

MORE than 100 Labour MPs have lined up to oppose the UK Government’s proposed changes to disability benefits ...

Evening Standard

More than 100 MPs threaten to halt welfare reforms in PM’s biggest rebellion

The rebellion would be enough to defeat the Government’s plans if opposition MPs joined the Labour rebels.

The Independent UK

Starmer facing challenge to intervene on assisted dying vote after more than 50 Labour MPs demand Commons delay

Exclusive: The dramatic late intervention comes in a letter to Leader of the House Lucy Powell from Labour MPs warning that there has not been sufficient scrutiny of a bill which will ‘fundamentally change’ healthcare

The Independent UK

DWP should have legal duty to look after vulnerable benefits claimants, say MPs

Ministers should introduce the statutory duty to prevent people from dying as a result of mistakes in the welfare system, a Commons committee said.

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